After months of wage conflict, including nine crippling strikes, an agreement was reached for train drivers at Deutsche Bahn. After a year of conflict, political players volunteered to mediate the dispute that had been causing large-scale inconvenience to commuters. An agreement was now reached, including a €350 one-off payment, a 4.5% wage increase per 1 July and another 1.6% by 1 May 2016.